The New Pornographers: Rockwood Music Hall 2019

Over the past two decades, The New Pornographers have amassed an amazingly consistent catalog of great records. Whether it’s the crunch of Twin Cinema or the power-pop brilliance of Brill Bruisers, each release has earned the band some well-deserved critical acclaim. Their latest album (and this week's New Dig), In The Morse Code of Brake Lights, is a swirling piece of magic, shining a different light on today’s political climate with unmatched depth and dimension.

With such a storied history and great new record just out, you can imagine my excitement on the day they played Rockwood Music Hall for some lucky FUV Marquee Members. With a slightly stripped-down version of the band, they played some of the new material as well as a couple of favorites from Whiteout Conditions.

And how could I leave out the interview? Carl Newman doubled as frontman and comedian in this show, well worthy of some extended listening. Enjoy!

Setlist:

• Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile
• Colossus of Rhodes
• Higher Beams
• The Surprise Knock
• Whiteout Conditions
• High Ticket Attractions

[Recorded: 9/24/19; Engineers: Hear No Evil and Jim O'Hara; Producers: Eric Gottlieb and Sarah Wardrop]